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Healthcare Change MakersJanice Kaffer and Bill Marra: ‘Healthcare CEOs should never lead from their office desk’Welcome to Healthcare Change Makers, a podcast produced by HIROC. I’m Ellen Gardner with Michelle Holden and Philip De Souza. Today’s guests are Janice Kaffer, former President and CEO of Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare in Windsor and Bill Marra, current President and CEO of Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare. Although she formally retired from the CEO position in January, Janice has stayed involved through a project looking at re-establishing the hospital’s role in long-term care. She’s also taking an Executive Coaching course at Royal Roads University. Bill and Janice have a connecti...2022-08-0332 minHealthcare Change MakersZayna Khayat and Will Falk: Hanging Out with the FutureWelcome to Healthcare Change Makers, a podcast produced by HIROC. I’m Ellen Gardner with Michelle Holden and Philip de Souza. Today we’re talking with Zayna Khayat and Will Falk. Zayna is Vice President, Client Success and Growth at Teladoc Health. Will is a Senior Fellow at the CD Howe Institute and has an appointment at the University of Toronto as an Executive-in-Residence at Rotman. Zayna and Will have collaborated in many different ways over the years and delight in wading into the messy problems in healthcare. They don’t always agree, but Za...2022-06-0137 min
Healthcare Change MakersInspiring Impact with Laura Tamblyn WattsLaura Tamblyn Watts believes that the future of seniors’ care is about taking a care-at-home approach, and reserving 24/7 long-term care for those who need it most. As CEO of CanAge, Laura works with long-term care operators, families, and caregivers to educate, inform, and advocate. Again this year, HIROC and AdvantAge Ontario have come together to produce the Inspiring Impact podcast mini-series. This four-part series highlights several amazing presenters at the 2022 AdvantAge Ontario convention, and explores the innovation and passion at play in the long-term care sector. Today HIROC’s Michelle Holden and Philip De So...2022-03-3119 min
Healthcare Change MakersFrom the Frontlines with The Ottawa Hospital’s Corporate Communications TeamWelcome to From the Frontlines, a special Healthcare Change Makers mini-series. Healthcare providers and support staff have been on the frontlines, fighting for Canadians since the start of this pandemic. In this series we’re handing the microphone over to some of those amazing individuals. Today, HIROC’s Michelle Holden and Philip De Souza sit down with three members of the Corporate Communications Team at The Ottawa Hospital. We hear from Bernie Etzinger (Chief Communications and Outreach Officer), Brooke Peloquin (Internal Communications Coordinator) and Michaela Schreiter (Media Relations Officer). When COVID-19 arrive...2020-09-0225 min
Healthcare Change MakersFrom the Frontlines with Claire Dion Fletcher, NACM and Seventh Generation Midwives TorontoWelcome to From the Frontlines, a special Healthcare Change Makers mini-series. Healthcare providers and support staff have been on the frontlines, fighting for Canadians since the start of this pandemic. In this series we’re handing the microphone over to some of those amazing individuals. Today, HIROC’s Michelle Holden and Philip De Souza sit down with Claire Dion Fletcher, Indigenous Registered Midwife and Co-Chair of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives (NACM). Claire gives us an inside look at what midwifery and patient care look like in today’s new normal. She sp...2020-08-2416 minHealthcare Change MakersWhere There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: A Conversation on Property Risk with FM Global and Kingston Health Sciences CentreToday, your host Michelle Holden, Communications and Marketing at HIROC, speaks with Dave Thompson, Senior Vice President with FM Global, and Rocky Prosser, Director of Protection Services at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). As an insurance partner of HIROC, FM Global works with subscribers like KHSC to help keep facilities safe and to help mitigate property losses. On this episode Dave and Rocky share their unique perspectives around facility risks like water leakage, surface water, fire, and contractor management. Dave and Rocky offer safety tips and trends, but also recommended resources fo...2019-11-0434 minHealthcare Change MakersBuilding a Psychologically Safe Workplace, with Dr. Jeff KlassenThis special episode of Healthcare Change Makers was recorded at the 2019 HIROC Conference. On this episode, host Michelle Holden, Communications and Marketing at HIROC, sits down with Dr. Jeff Klassen, Emergency Physician at St. Boniface Hospital. Dr. Klassen speaks to effective teamwork and communication, sharing the work he is doing at St. Boniface with the TeamSTEPPS program, and his views on the importance of psychological safety in healthcare. Key Takeaways: [1:13] What is TeamSTEPPS and how it began [2:10] The early phases of TeamSTEPPS at St...2019-05-1613 minHealthcare Change MakersRaising Up Women in Healthcare – A Conversation with Deborah Gillis, of the CAMH Foundation, and Carrie Fletcher, of CAMHToday, your host Michelle Holden, Communications and Marketing at HIROC, speaks with Deborah Gillis, President and CEO of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Foundation, and Carrie Fletcher, VP of People and Experience at CAMH. Deborah and Carrie share the path that got them to where they are today and the important role that sponsors and champions have played in both of their lives. As former CEO of Catalyst, a global non-profit dedicated to advancing women in leadership, Deborah Gillis has spent much of her career focused on workplace equality and empowerment for...2019-03-0736 min